Commonwealth act

States Grants Act 1953

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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.

Jurisdiction

Commonwealth

Act Number

67 of 1953

Collection

act

Plain English Summary

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The Act authorises the Commonwealth to pay £15,400,000 from the Consolidated Revenue Fund as one-off financial assistance to South Australia (£6,100,000), Western Australia (£7,800,000) and Tasmania (£1,500,000). It is a single-year appropriation for the financial year beginning 1 July 1953.

It affects those three states and their residents by bolstering state finances; it matters as an example of federal redistribution where Canberra supplements states that lack sufficient revenue.

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States Grants Act 1953

STATES GRANTS.

No. 67 of 1953.

An Act to grant and apply out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund sums for the purpose of Financial Assistance to the States of South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania.

[Assented to 28th October, 1953.]

BE it enacted by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, for the purpose of appropriating the grant originated in the House of Representatives, as follows:—

Short title.

This Act may be cited as the States Grants Act 1953.

Commencement.

This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

Payment of financial assistance to States.

There is payable to the States of South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania, during the year which commenced on the first day of July, One thousand nine hundred and fifty-three, for the purpose of financial assistance, the sum of Fifteen million four hundred thousand pounds.

Allocation of grant.

The amount payable to each State under this Act is the amount shown in the following table opposite to the name of that State:—

	£
South Australia.....................................	6,100,000
Western Australia...................................	7,800,000
Tasmania.........................................	1,500,000
	15,400,000

Appropriation.

Payments in accordance with this Act shall be made out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, which is appropriated accordingly.

Source text

Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation (legislation.gov.au), CC BY 4.0.

1 States Grants Act 1953